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Course Outline

Title: Introductory Chinese I

Abbreviation and Number: CHIN103 AB Paper No.: 15-51
School: Communication and Creative Arts
Department: Foreign Languages
Credits: 3 Course Sequence: ( ) Fall ( ) Spring ( X ) Fall and Spring
( 3 ) Lecture ( ) Seminar ( ) Laboratory ( ) Studio ( ) Kitchen
Hours Per Week:
( ) Other (Specify)
Pre-requisite(s): First year standing or permission of Chair/Instructor
Co-requisite(s): None

COURSE DESCRIPTION
This is a first of a two part sequence in Introductory Chinese. Students develop language skills at a basic level.
They practise speaking, listening, reading and writing. (Not open to native speakers.)

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to
1. Comprehend basic oral and written modern standard Chinese, commonly known as Mandarin;
2. Speak in Chinese on selected topics;
3. Speak and write Chinese with grammatical accuracy;
4. Recognize and write approximately 100 characters;
5. Identify selected aspects of Chinese culture;
6. Consult a Chinese dictionary arranged by Pinyin alphabetical order; and
7. Type Chinese characters on a computer.

COURSE CONTENT
I. Chinese and Chinese culture
A. Mandarin and dialects of Chinese
B. Han and national minorities in China
C. Highlights of Chinese traditions, arts and history
D. Geography of China

II. Communicating in Chinese

A. Chinese Pinyin
B. Basic strokes of Chinese characters
C. Greetings
D. Thanking and responding
E. Complaints and apologies
F. Numbers: zero - 10 billion
G. Renting an apartment
H. Days of the week, months of the year, seasons
I. Telling time
J. Food, drinks and clothing
K. Ordering meals by phone and at a restaurant
L. Family relationships
M. Furniture and objects in a room
The College of The Bahamas AB Paper No.: 15-51
Course Outline
Title: Introductory Chinese I
Abbreviation and Number: CHIN103

N. Likes and dislikes

O. Weather
P. Colours

III. Grammar
A. Phonetics: initials and finals, tones
B. Word order in Chinese sentences
C. Sentences with an adjectival predicate
D. “Yes-no”question with “吗”
E. Sentences with “是”
F. Measure words: zhāng，kǒu ，zhī ，yìdiǎnr，gè ，fèn， wǎn，píng，bēi，hé，kuài
G. Questions with an interrogative pronoun
H. Sentences with a verbal predicate
I. Attributives expressing possession
J. Abbreviated questions with “呢”
K. Position of the adverbs “也” and “都”
L. Numeral-measure words as attributives
M. Sentences with “有”
N. Words expressing time as adverbials
O. Sentences with a nominal predicate
P. Adjective predicate sentences
Q. Noun predicate sentences

ASSESSMENT
Assignments ……….……………………. 30%
Oral/Aural tests..…………………………. 10%
Written tests.……………………………… 20%
Final examination - written..……………. 30%
- oral ………………… 10%
Total………………………………………100%

REQUIRED TEXTS
Liu, Xun. New Practical Chinese Reader: Textbook I. Beijing, China: Beijing Language and Culture U P, March 2010.
Print.
Liu, Xun. New Practical Chinese Reader: Workbook I. Beijing, China: Beijing Language and Culture UP, March 2010.
Print.

SUPPLEMENTARY READINGS/MATERIALS
DVD’s Image China (Life Volume) .Jinan, China: Qilu Audio and Video Publishing House.2009. DVD’s Image China
(Culture Volume) .Jinan, China: Qilu Audio and Video Publishing House. 2009.
DVD’s Image China (Characters Volume) .Jinan, China: Qilu Audio and Video Publishing House.2009.
Gu,Lawrence. Mandarin Teaching Toolbox. Vancouver: Canada online Mandarin Publishing Inc., 2009. Print.
Ning, Cynthi, Y. and John S. Montanaro. Encounters: Chinese Language and Culture. New Haven, CT.: Yale UP,
2011. Print.
Wu, Zhongwei. Contemporary Chinese (For Beginners). Beijing, China: Sinolingra, 2010. Print.

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The College of The Bahamas AB Paper No.: 15-51
Course Outline
Title: Introductory Chinese I
Abbreviation and Number: CHIN103

WEBSITES
www.english.hanban.org
www.cultural-china.com
www.greatwallchinese.cn
www.hanyuwang.com
www.cyberchinese-online.com

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